Pre-admission functional status impacts the performance of the APACHE IV model of mortality prediction in critically ill patients

Pre-admission functional status impacts the performance of the APACHE IV model of mortality prediction in critically ill patients

Abstract Background Functional status (FS) before intensive care unit (ICU) admission is associated with short-term and long-term outcomes among critically ill patients. However, measures of FS are generally not integrated into ICU-specific mortality prediction models. Methods This retrospective coh...

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Main Authors: James S. Krinsley, Thomas Wasser, Gina Kang, Sean M. Bagshaw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
Functional status
Critically ill
Mortality
Mortality prediction models
Acute physiology and chronic health evaluation IV
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-017-1688-z

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